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Dayton police visited the Newcom apartment building in downtown Dayton in January after the building’s ownership was given an order to vacate if the heating system was not repaired. CORNELIUS FROLIK / STAFF

Troubled downtown building sold

The apartment building at 255 N. Main St. sold from Newcom Building Co. to Samaan Enterprises Inc., Montgomery County property records show, with the sale date recorded as Monday.

The seven-story apartment building was in the news earlier this year, when Dayton city government ordered residents to vacate the structure after its owners failed to fix a malfunctioning heating system, making the building unsafe to live in.

A few days later, a judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the city’s order.

The judge then said the building owner must buy infrared heaters for what was then a remaining 18 tenants still in the building. The judge also ordered that the building be available for inspection to the court.